Leonard Beecher
| The Most Reverend Leonard Beecher CMG | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of East Africa | |
 Beecher being blessed by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, after having been consecrated the first Archbishop of East Africa in 1960, at St. Alban's Church, Dar es Salaam | |
| Church | Province of East Africa |
| Predecessor | new title |
| Other posts | Bishop of Mombasa |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1929 |
| Consecration | 1950 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1906 |
| Died | 16 December 1987 (aged 81) |
Leonard James Beecher CMG (21 May 1906 – 16 December 1987) was an English-born Anglican Archbishop.[1] He was the first Archbishop of the Province of East Africa, comprising Kenya and Tanzania, from 1960 to 1970.
He was educated at St Olave's Grammar School and Imperial College London and ordained an Anglican priest in 1929.[2][3]
He was a missionary of the Church Mission Society in the Diocese of Mombasa from 1930, working in the Highlands.[4] He rose in time to be Archdeacon, Canon and Assistant Bishop[5] of the Diocese before elevation to the Episcopate as Bishop of Mombasa.[6] He was Archbishop of the Province of East Africa, from 1960 to 1970.[7] A prominent member of the Royal African Society,[8] he retired in 1970 and died on 16 December 1987. He is buried in the cemetery at All Saints, Limuru.[9]
Notes
- ↑ All Saints Nairobi
- ↑ Who was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X.
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940–1941 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ↑ Gordon Hewitt, The Problems of Success: A History of the Church Missionary Society 1910-1942 (1971) Vol. I p. 132.
- ↑ Ecclesiastical News Assistant Bishop In Mombasa The Times Thursday, Mar 23, 1950; pg. 8; Issue 51647; col C
- ↑ The Times, Friday, Feb 27, 1953; pg. 8; Issue 52557; col E Bishop Of Mombasa
- ↑ Ecclesiastical News Archbishop-Designate Of East Africa The Times Thursday, May 05, 1960; pg. 16; Issue 54763; col E
- ↑ African Affairs
- ↑ Photo of grave